Liza J Shapiro

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Biography

Recent Publications:

2011 Shapiro, L.J., Young, J.W. and Souther, A. Quadrupedal locomotion of Saimiri boliviensis: A comparison of field and lab-based kinematic data. In D’Août, K. and E.E. Vereecke, Eds.  Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory Research. Developments in Primatology : Progress and Prospects. Springer, pp. 335-356.

2010 Shapiro, L.J., and Young, J.W. Is primate-like quadrupedalism necessary for fine-branch locomotion? A test using sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps). Journal of Human Evolution. 58: 309-319.

2009  Raichlen, D., Pontzer H., Shapiro, L. and Sockol, M. Understanding hind limb weight support in chimpanzees with implications for the evolution of primate locomotion. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 138: 395-402.

(2007) Whitcome K.K., Shapiro L.J. and Lieberman D.E. Fetal load and the evolution of lumbar lordosis in bipedal hominins.  Nature. 450:1075-1078.

(2007) Shapiro L. and Raichlen D. Primate gaits and arboreal stability: A response to Cartmill et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.  133:825-827. 

(2007) Shapiro L. Morphological and functional differentiation in the lumbar spine of lorisids and galagids. American Journal of Primatology.

(2006) Shapiro L, and Raichlen D. Limb proportions and the ontogeny of quadrupedal walking in infant baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Journal of Zoology.

2005 Shapiro L, Seiffert C, Godfrey L, Jungers W, Simons E, and Randria G. Morphometric analysis of lumbar vertebrae in extinct Malagasy strepsirrhines. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 128:823-839.

2005 Shapiro L, and Raichlen D. Lateral sequence walking in infant Papio cynocephalus: Implications for the evolution of diagonal sequence walking in primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 126:205-213.